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Newspaper
The Weekly Echo
Location
Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1868
Page
3
Discussion argues that reconstruction act electors differ from constitutional voters and that April 18 officers may become permanent only if constitution ratified. It notes provisional officers serve until constitution ratification and military authority overrides until then.
The Manassas Memorial Association pleads for five thousand dollars to secure a decent interment and enclosure for Confederate dead, urging frugal yet solemn rites over two battlefields. It notes poverty among survivors and the need to honor the fallen without costly mausoleums, placing emphasis on orderly graves and a site chosen to overlook the surrounding country.
A historical note suggests that solar spots may influence heat and thus the corn market. The article cites Herschel and 19th century ideas, proposing a link between annual corn prices and solar phenomena, predicting high prices for the current year based on reduced heat from solar activity.
The Times notes that in the North a black man has rights only if he owns property worth 250 dollars, while in radical states like Ohio and Michigan he may be denied the franchise. It laments the dehumanizing view that a man is the only animal that votes if denied suffrage.
Goods sold almost for nothing as L Fisher announces arrival from New Orleans with new gene ry goods. He invites friends and the public to come and see for themselves, promising the lowest prices and excitement.
The sheriff announces a sale under a writ of fieri facias in Calcasian Parish Louisiana. At the parish courthouse in Lake Charles the sale will proceed to the highest bidder for the defendant Wat M0’s interest in the described properties. The exact description is partially illegible in the notice.
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